Okay Fellas, here's what I did.
I drilled a 1/8" hole in the barrel. (Not all the way through of course)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48608240442_aec9b3c641_z.jpg)
Then I soldered a 1/8" brass rod in the hole.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48608089886_86ab115e1d_z.jpg)
I then cut the rod down to size.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48608240402_aed2123fb1_z.jpg)
The really fun part came next. Fabricating and fitting a new sight blade to the post. It wasn't too bad actually.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48608089836_7d78dea602_z.jpg)
Once that was done, I soldered it on to the post, and did the finial fit and finish.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48608089821_6cd550423a_z.jpg)
I polished the brass up good, and it looks real nice. But I think I'm going to blacken it instead. It kinda sticks out like a sore thumb to me. But all in all, I'm happy with the result.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48607727193_0c960057f8_z.jpg)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48608240277_1ba6a9bf04_z.jpg)